This is a selection of some of the many publications & presentations that ViaStrada has been involved in over the years - click on the filter icon to refine the search by staff members.
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Operating characteristics and economic evaluation of "2+1 lanes" with or without ITS assisted merging
Working with TDG, Glen Koorey (then at Canterbury University) investigated for NZTA developing, implementing and measuring safe and robust design
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Cyclist delay at traffic signals
Commuting trips by bicycle are generally short: the average one way commuter trip by bicycle in New Zealand is 4.1km long and takes 18.2 minutes.
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Dunedin Cycling Forum
As part of the consultation on the proposed South Dunedin cycle network, Dunedin City Council organised a Cycling Forum. Despite a very wet night,
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Assessment of bicycle lane separators (TG)
ViaStrada carried out research on bicycle lane separators for VicRoads in 2012. Glen Koorey (University of Canterbury) reported on the research at
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Assessing the environmental capacity of local residential streets
Glen Koorey presented at the 2013 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (Washington DC) on studies investigating whether a suitable maximum
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Bicycle lanes at roundabouts
ViaStrada and CDM Research have carried out research on bicycle lanes at roundabouts for Austroads that was first presented at the 2012 Bike Futures
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Assessment of bicycle lane separators
ViaStrada is carrying out research on bicycle lane separators for VicRoads. Axel Wilke presented on progress at the 2012 Bike Futures Conference in
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Bicycle lanes at roundabouts
ViaStrada and CDM Research are carrying out research on bicycle lanes at roundabouts for Austroads. At the 2011 Bike Futures Conference, Tony Barton
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Cycling and Sustainability - Network Planning and Infrastructure Design
While previously at Canterbury University, Glen Koorey contributed a chapter to a book on cycling, focusing on planning and design approaches for
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Delivering a new 'main street'
For the Kaiapoi Town Centre project, a Reference Group of community representatives was established to work alongside the design team and council
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Development of an automatic cycle counting programme for Hamilton City
Following on from the 2008 NZTA funded investigation by ViaStrada into methods of continuous cycle counting, this conference paper summarises the
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An illustrated lexicon of cycle facilities
This technical note and poster proposes a glossary of cycling facility terms with the aim of reducing confusion amongst practitioners. It was
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Wellington's Central City bus corridors: safe system approach
ViaStrada's Andrew Macbeth and John Lieswyn reviewed the Golden Mile corridor using the Safe Systems Approach, and controversially suggest a people
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Probabilistic Risk Analysis in Transport Project Economic Evaluation
John completed an MET Masters research project in 2011 looking into how risk and uncertainty are dealt with in the literature and guidelines around
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Assessment of the type of cycling infrastructure required to attract new cyclists
Working with fellow UC researchers, Glen Koorey (then at Canterbury University) investigated for NZTA what type of cycling infrastructure (i.e.
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Best practice for walking and cycling
ViaStrada's Andrew Macbeth delivered a presentation on Best Practice for Walking and Cycling to the May 2011 meeting of the Wellington Active
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Earthquake workshop debrief to IPENZ Transportation Group
The Christchurch City Council ran a series of three stakeholder workshops in June 2011 to discuss transportation issues for the rebuild of
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"Before after" public forum on Christchurch earthquake recovery
The New Zealand Institute of Architects hosted a series of panel discussions on the earthquake recovery in Christchurch under the banner
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Rebuilding the streets of Kaiapoi after the 2010 Canterbury earthquake
The 4 September 2010 earthquake significantly damaged infrastructure in the town of Kaiapoi, 20 km north of central Christchurch. The Waimakariri
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Cycle counting programme in Hamilton
Following on from the 2008 NZTA funded investigation by ViaStrada into methods of continuous cycle counting, this conference paper summarises the
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Separated Bicycle Facilities in Christchurch
Surveys of Christchurch residents have shown that separated cycle facilities, (where cyclists are separated from motor vehicles) are the most likely
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Pedestrian LOS at traffic signals (Transportation Conference)
Christchurch City Council commissioned an investigation into ways of improving pedestrian level of service (LOS) at traffic signals in the central
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Pedestrian LOS at traffic signals (SNUG)
Christchurch City Council commissioned an investigation into ways of improving pedestrian level of service (LOS) at traffic signals in the
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Harper Ave crossing
This video demonstrates a signalised crossing for pedestrians and cyclists that previously had a poor traffic signal compliance by these user groups
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